iGRAD-Plant
The DFG-funded International Graduate School for Plant Science (IRTG 2466 "Network, exchange, and training program to understand plant resource allocation") is offering an international PhD program with excellent research possibilities for young scientists. iGRAD-Plant is a joint program with the Research Center Jülich and the Genetics program of the Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA. In order to achieve international research experience all PhD students in the iGRAD-Plant program perform a 6 to 9 month research stay at the Michigan State University, one of the leading universities of plant science in the USA. Research areas and training are covered in Molecular Plant Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology, Synthetic Biology, Quantitative Biology as well as Computational Biology.
For short information see iGRAD-Plant Flyer
The program is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
Contact
Dr. Petra Fackendahl
+49 211 81-10588
Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf Gebäude: 26.24
Etage/Raum: U1.066
Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber
+49 211 81-12347
Institute of Plant Biochemistry
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf Gebäude: 26.14
Etage/Raum: 02.104
Application
The iGRAD-Plant program currently invites applications for 4 PhD projects for applicants holding a Bachelor degree.
Please find more information about the available projects and the application process below: